Kenny Werner

American jazz pianist, composer, and author
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Kenny Werner

Summary

Kenny Werner is a human[1]. Born in Brooklyn[2], he… he was born on November 19, 1951[3]. He worked as a jazz pianist[4], music educator[5], composer[6], and pianist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Kenny Werner's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].
  • Kenny Werner was born on November 19, 1951[3].
  • Kenny Werner was born on January 1, 1951[9].
  • Kenny Werner held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Kenny Werner's professions included jazz pianist[4].
  • Kenny Werner worked as a music educator[5].
  • Kenny Werner worked as a composer[6].
  • Kenny Werner worked as a pianist[7].
  • Kenny Werner's field of work was music[11].
  • Kenny Werner's field of work was jazz[12].
  • Kenny Werner's field of work was piano performance[13].
  • Among Kenny Werner's employers was Berklee College of Music[14].
  • Kenny Werner's education included a stint at Manhattan School of Music[15].
  • Kenny Werner was educated at Berklee College of Music[16].
  • Kenny Werner received the Guggenheim Fellowship[17].
  • Kenny Werner is recorded as male[18].
  • Kenny Werner's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Kenny Werner's genre is jazz[20].
  • Kenny Werner's record label is recorded as Sunnyside Records[21].
  • Kenny Werner's record label is recorded as SteepleChase[22].
  • Kenny Werner's record label is recorded as Concord Jazz[23].
  • Kenny Werner's record label is recorded as Half Note Records[24].
  • Kenny Werner's record label is recorded as Pirouet[25].
  • Kenny Werner's Commons category is recorded as Kenny Werner[26].
  • Kenny Werner's family name is recorded as Werner[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1951-11-19[30]

  • Genre(s): jazz, post-bop[31]

  • Community tags: jazz, jazz and blues, post-bop[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3674aa60-0f9a-4161-bf15-5441063e9468[33]

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Origins and Family

Kenny Werner was born in Brooklyn[2]. Recorded date of birth include November 19, 1951[3] and January 1, 1951[9].

Education

Educated at Manhattan School of Music[15], a conservatory[34], in United States[35], founded in 1917[36] and Berklee College of Music[16], a private university[37], in United States[38], founded in 1945[39], headquartered in Boston[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz pianist[4], music educator[5], composer[6], and pianist[7]. Fields of work include music[11], a type of arts[41]; jazz[12], a music genre[42], founded in 1917[43]; and piano performance[13], a field of study[44]. Among Kenny Werner's employers was Berklee College of Music[14].

Recognition

Kenny Werner received the Guggenheim Fellowship[17].

Why It Matters

Kenny Werner ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45]

FAQs

Where was Kenny Werner born?

Kenny Werner was born in Brooklyn[2].

What did Kenny Werner do for work?

Kenny Werner worked as jazz pianist[4], music educator[5], composer[6], and pianist[7].

Where did Kenny Werner go to school?

Kenny Werner was educated at Manhattan School of Music[15] and Berklee College of Music[16].

What awards did Kenny Werner receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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